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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
ULIP
Decision has been taken to develop a platform for data exchange among all mode of operators. Accordingly, Unified Logistics Interface Platform  has been designed by National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Limited , under the guidance of NITI Aayog. So far, the platform has been integrated with 24 systems of six Ministries including Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Directorate General Foreign Trade and Central Board of Indirect Taxes  through 78 Application Programming Interface .
National Highways Logistics Management Limited , a wholly owned subsidiary of NHAI, has already invited bids for development of Nagpur, Chennai and Bangalore Multi-Modal Logistic Parks and initiated the feasibility study for MMLP at Indore.
The Government of India has already undertaken various reforms like PM GatiShakti, Bharatmala, Sagarmala, Parvatmala, UDAN, Customs SWIFT clearances and GSTN, for efficient movement of goods and reduction in logistics cost.
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Shri Som Parkash, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM meets with Shri Shravan Kumar Sharma, an artist from Chhattisgarh
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has met with Shri Shravan Kumar Sharma, an artist from Chhattisgarh at his residence in New Delhi.
The artist has presented a PM's painting to the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister tweeted;
"Met a talented artist from Chhattisgarh Shri Shravan Kumar Sharma. He has been painting for years and is very passionate about tribal art."
Ministry of Defence
ENC Joins Mega Coastal Cleanup Drive ‘Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar’ Campaign
Over 500 naval personnel from Eastern Naval Command have joined the Mega Coastal Cleanup Drive as part of Puneet Sagar Abhiyan and to mark the 37th International Coastal Cleanup  Day with the theme “Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar”, “Clean Coast, Safe Seas” on 17 Sep 22. The naval personnel along with NCC Cadets carried out the beach cleanup drives at Yerada, Kalinga beaches and all waterfronts within the premises of naval units. The Coastal Cleanup Drive has gained prominence in Visakhapatnam over the last few years primarily due to rapid industrialisation and development activity impacting the environment and surroundings. ENC has been playing active role by undertaking various environmental initiatives toward the preservation of environment especially the Oceans.
The event is aimed to create awareness among the general public towards the upkeep of the beaches as per the Govt. of India mega Coastal Cleanup Drive of covering 7500 kms stretch covering 75 beaches for 75 days which has commenced on 03 Jul 22 and culminating on 17 Sep 22 coincides the celebrations 75 years of the country’s independence in the form of with Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. The underlying goals of the campaign are to 'Consume Responsibly, Segregate waste at home, and to Dispose Responsibly'.
Ministry of Railways
Indian Railways to become Net Zero Carbon Emitter by 2030
Indian Railway has set a target of becoming Net Zero Carbon Emitter by 2030. IR has taken a number of initiatives to reduce its carbon emissions which include use of energy efficient technologies like completely switching over to production of three phase electric locomotives with regenerative features, use of head on generation  technology, use of LED lights in buildings and coaches, star rated appliances and afforestation. Further, the key strategies that have been identified for achieving the Net Zero Carbon emission target are procurement of power through renewable energy sources; shifting from diesel to electric traction; promotion of energy efficiency; and afforestation.
The projected energy demand of Indian Railways in 2029-30 is expected to be about 8,200 Mega Watt . To achieve Net Zero Carbon Emission, expected requirement of renewable capacity by 2029-30 would be about 30,000 MW. As of February 2023, about 147 MW of solar plants  and about 103 MW of Wind power plants have been commissioned. Further, about 2150 MW of renewable capacity has also been tied up.
In addition, IR has planned to progressively procure renewable energy from different power procurement modes for its future energy requirements.
This information was given by the Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronic & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya flags off relief supplies for Uttarakhand and UTs of Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers today flagged off relief supplies for Uttarakhand and UTs of Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh. The flag off function was held at Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi. Along with blankets, the supplies to Uttarakhand consist of mosquito nets, kitchen sets, tents and essential medicines from Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendras.
While flagging off the supplies Dr. Mandaviya said, “Red Cross assists the most vulnerable and needy in times of disasters and other crisis situations”. He added that people affected by severe flooding are already being assisted by the local Red Cross branches. The national headquarters is supplementing their efforts by sending fresh supplies.
Highlighting that Prepositioning is the backbone of disaster management, the Union Health Minister said that prepositioning of relief items is under process for use by vulnerable states which consists of, among other items, about one lakh blankets, one lakh hygiene kits, one lakh tarpaulins and 75,000 kitchen sets.
The Union Health Minister further stated that recent landslides and flash floods in Uttarakhand have severely affected the state. "To supplement the efforts of the State Government, three truck loads of relief supplies have been sent to Uttarakhand. In addition, Ministry of Health has also sent medicines for the suffering population. Hilly states experience severe cold in the winter months. The blankets are being pre positioned so that in times of any crisis, people affected can be supported immediately", he added.
Special Service and Features
'Clean Coast Safe Sea' programme ensures livelihoods of fishermen, conservation of fisheries: Union Minister V Muraleedharan
Minister for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs Shri V Muraleedharan said that the 75-day long ongoing 'Clean Coast Safe Sea' programme ensures the livelihoods of fishermen and the conservation of fisheries through people participation. He was inaugurating the cleaning activities in Kovalam beach, Thiruvananthapuram as part of International Coastal Cleaning Day. The event was organized the by National Center for Earth Science Studies  under Union Ministry of Earth Sciences. The minister lauded the efforts of the Indian Coast Guard, NCC, NYK, and other civil society organizations for being part of the 'Clean Coast Safe Sea' programme,
Union Minister Shri V Muraleedharan urged people, especially the youth to support Union Government's efforts in mitigating pollution caused by littered Single Use Plastics. He also said the everyone should consume responsibly, segregate waste and dispose responsibly.
Prof. Jyothiranjan S. Ray, Director, NCESS presided over the function. Commandant G Sreekumar, Indian Coast Guard delivered the keynote address. Dr. Reji Srinivas, Scientist , NCESS gave the welcome address. Shri T N Suresh, Patron, Kovalam Tourism Protection and Development Council and Shri Faisy A, District Coordinator, Shuchitwa Mission participated in the event.
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One-day Business Opportunity Workshop on “Advanced Detonation Spray Coating Technology” and “Cold Gas Dynamic Spray Technology” on 19th October 2022 at ARCI, Balapur, Hyderabad, Telangana
A “One-day Business Opportunity Workshop on Advanced Detonation Spray Coating System and Cold Gas Dynamic Spray System” is being organized by International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials , an autonomous R&D Centre of Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, at ARCI, Balapur, Hyderabad on 19th October 202
Centre for Engineered Coatings , ARCIhas been involved in development of various coating technologies to achieve superior wear, corrosion, oxidation resistance and other functional properties for a wide range of applications in industriesincluding power, aerospace, petrochemical,paper etc. Most of these coatings are designed to enhance the component life under harsh working environments. These coatings are not only applied on new components but also used for repair and refurbishment applications.In addition to providing coating solutions, CEC is also involved in the indigenization, prototype development and transfer of the coating technologies to Indian industries.
The Workshop aims to bring together leading industry personnel and potential entrepreneurs to showcase the technologies: Advanced Detonation Spray Coating  System and Cold Gas Dynamic Spray  coating system, that are ready for adaptation and transfer. Short talks and discussion on other industry relevant coating technologies are also included for the benefit of the participants.
The Workshop is very relevant for industry professionals,entrepreneurs and start-ups interested in setting-up or expanding unique coating facilities. Participation is free through prior online registration by email to ceceventsarci[at]gmail[dot]comraods@arci.res.in through the google form filling https://forms.gle/FfXnaCqxdwmTiqAt9.
For further details, visit https://arci.res.in/ 
https://arci.res.in/pdf/workshop-on-coatings-arci-2022.pdf
Ministry of Defence
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh to visit Malaysia to further cement defence ties & Enhanced Strategic Partnership
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh will pay an official visit to Malaysia on July 10-11, 2023, with focus on further consolidating bilateral defence cooperation and Enhanced Strategic Partnership. The Raksha Mantri will hold bilateral talks with Defence Minister of Malaysia Mr Dato’ Seri Mohamad Hasan, during which both the Ministers will review defence cooperation between the two countries and explore new initiatives to further strengthen the engagements. The two sides will also exchange views on regional and global issues of shared interest.
Shri Rajnath Singh will also call on the Prime Minister of Malaysia Mr YB Dato’ Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim during the visit.
India and Malaysia have a common interest in peace and prosperity of the entire region. The two democracies have a robust and multifaceted relationship which has expanded into several strategic areas, including defence and security. Both the countries are committed to work under the vision of Enhanced Strategic Partnership established during the visit of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to Malaysia in 2015.
President's Secretariat
Envoys of three Nations present credentials to President of India
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind accepted credentials from Ambassadors of Slovak Republic, Republic of Sudan and Nepal at Rashtrapati Bhavan today . Those who presented their credentials were:
1. H.E. Mr. Robert Maxian, Ambassador of the Slovak Republic
2. H.E. Mr. Abdalla Omer Bashir Elhusain, Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan and
3. H.E. Dr. Shankar Prasad Sharma, Ambassador of Nepal
After presentation of credentials, the President interacted with the three envoys separately. He congratulated them on their appointments and emphasized on the warm and friendly relations that India shared with the countries and the multifaceted relationship that India enjoyed with each of them. The President also wished them success in strengthening of bilateral ties and for their well-being and progress and prosperity of the friendly people.
Through the Ambassadors, the President also conveyed his personal regards to their leaderships. The envoys present at the event reiterated their commitment to work closely to strengthen their ties with India.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Union MoS Rameshwar Teli hands over appointment letters to 111 recruits
As part of the nation-wide Rozgar Mela, Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas/ Labour & Employment Rameshwar Teli today handed out appointment letters to 111 new recruits in the event in Dimapur. Another 86 appointment letters were distributed through email.
Speaking on the occasion, the Union Minister said the government is committed to speed up employment generation, promote self-employment and empower the country's youth under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Apart from providing opportunities for the youth in the organised sector, we are also committed to improve the lives of those engaged in the unorganised sector through different Social Security initiatives, he said.
Teli further said a total of 29 crore workers in the unorganised sector have already been registered on the e-Shram portal, a national database of those engaged in the unorganised sector.
The Minister said creating new employment opportunities has been the economic priority of our government. To make the country self-reliant and to create new employment opportunities for women and the poor, the government has launched many schemes like Digital India, Smart City Mission, Atal Renewal and Urban Transformation Mission, Self-reliant India etc.
He said steps are being taken by the Ministry of Labor and Employment for the social security of the workers. The Employees' State Insurance Corporation , Ministry of Labour & Employment 2.0 has been launched to completely modernize the services of ESIC and expand it across the country.
He also informed that the newly inducted appointees are also getting an opportunity to train themselves through Karmayogi Prarambh, an online module on iGOT Karmayogi portal, where more than 680 e-learning courses have been made available for ‘anywhere any device’ learning format.
Director NIT Nagaland Dr S Venugopal, Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur Sachin Jaiswal, Lunkhamong Singsit, Chief Manager, SBI Mandeep Guray, AGM , FCI also attended the programme.
A total of 51000 candidates have been appointed across the nation on the occasion of 9th Rozgar Mela today. The Rozgar Mela was held at 46 locations across the country. The recruitments are taking place across Central Government as well as State Governments/UTs supporting this initiative. The new recruits, selected from across the country will be joining the Government in various Ministries and Departments.
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Ministry of Defence
President confers National Florence Nightingale award on Maj Gen Smita Devrani & Brig Amita Devrani of Military Nursing Service
President Smt Droupadi Murmu, who is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, has conferred the National Florence Nightingale award on Additional Director General  of Military Nursing Service  Major General Smita Devrani and Brigadier MNS, Headquarters, Southern Command Brigadier Amita Devrani for the years 2022 and 2023 respectively. The award ceremony was held in New Delhi on June 22, 2023.
The National Florence Nightingale award, instituted by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare in 1973, is given to recognise the meritorious services rendered by the nurses and nursing professionals to society. The award given to the Devrani sisters is an apt recognition for their remarkable contribution and service for almost four decades.
Major General Smita Devrani was commissioned into the MNS in 1983. Prior to assuming the charge of ADG MNS on October 01, 2021, she held various key clinical, staff and administrative appointments like Principal Matron, Army Hospital ; Brigadier MNS, Headquarters ; Principal Matron, Command Hospital  and Director MNS .
Brigadier Amita Devrani was commissioned into the service in 1986. She assumed her present appointment of Brigadier MNS, Southern Command on September 01, 2021. She has, earlier, held various important positions like Principal College of Nursing, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune; College of Nursing, Army Hospital, Research & Referral and Vice Principal, College of Nursing, Indian Naval Hospital Ship  Asvini. Both sisters hail from Kotdwar district of Uttarakhand.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Improving Access to Mental Health Services
To address the burden of mental disorders, including depression, the Department of Health and Family Welfare is implementing the National Mental Health Programme  since 1982. Under NMHP, as part of National Health Mission , Central Government is providing technical and financial support to the States/UTs, based on the proposals received from them, for implementation of the District Mental Health Programme  with the objectives to:
- Provide mental health services including prevention, promotion and long-term continuing care at different levels upto district healthcare delivery system.
- Provide suicide prevention services, work place stress management, life skills training and counselling in schools and colleges.
- Augment institutional capacity in terms of infrastructure, equipment and human resource for mental healthcare.
- Promote community awareness and participation in the delivery of mental healthcare services.
Further, with a view to improving access to mental health services, the Government is taking steps to strengthen mental healthcare services at the primary healthcare level. Mental healthcare services have been added in the package of services under Comprehensive Primary Health Care under Ayushman Bharat – HWC Scheme. Operational guidelines on Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders  at Health and Wellness Centers  have been released under the ambit of Ayushman Bharat. Through these guidelines, mental health services are being provided to all sections of the society, at the primary level.
The Minister of State , Dr Bharti Pravin Pawar stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM hails passage of the Constitution  Bill, 2021 in both Houses
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has called Passage of the Constitution  Bill, 2021 in both Houses a landmark moment for the nation.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said :
"Passage of the Constitution  Bill, 2021 in both Houses is a landmark moment for our nation. This Bill furthers social empowerment. It also reflects our Government’s commitment to ensuring dignity, opportunity and justice to the marginalised sections."
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Increase in number of passengers under UDAN Scheme
More than 1.23 cr passengers have travelled on RCS UDAN flights since inception of scheme
148 Airports, including nine heliports and two water aerodromes, have been developed/ operationalised till date
More than 1.23 crore passengers have travelled on Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN Flights since the inception of the scheme. 148 Airports, including nine heliports and two water aerodromes have been developed/ operationalised till date. The list of Airports, state-wiseisat Annexure1.
The major factors for the delay in accomplishing the development/revival of airports/ Heliports & Water Aerodromes under UDAN areas under:
- Inability of the State Government to make land available on time.
- New entrants take longer time in getting Schedule Commuter Operator permits as they are not able to fulfill the requirements in time.
- Clearances with respect to Coastal Regulation Zone and Environmental Clearances
- Non-availability of suitable aircraft
- Leasing issues of Aircraft, long lead time for delivery of small aircraft, difficulties in procuring spares from abroad
- Airports, Heliports and Water Aerodromes under State Government or UT, PSU are sometimes not ready in time.
Regular monitoring of the progress of upgradation works and removal of bottlenecks in the operationalisation of airports is done toensuretimelycompletion.
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation Gen.  V. K. Singh  in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Education
NTA Declares UGC-NET June 2019 Results
National Testing Agency has declared UGC-NET June 2019 Results today. The UGC-NET June 2019 Examination was conducted by NTA between 20th and 26th June 2019 in two shifts per day across 237 cities in the country. The examination was conducted in 81 subjects. A total number of 942419 candidates registered for this examination.
There were 615 examination centres across the country. A total number of 280 Observers, 162 City- Coordinators and 15 State Coordinators were deployed to oversee the smooth and fair conduct of examination. The results have been declared today.
Results at Glance:
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Number of candidates registered
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942419
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Number of candidates appeared on both papers
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681718
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Number of candidates qualified for eligibility for Assistant Professor only
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50945
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Candidates qualified for JRF &eligible for Assistant Professor
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4756
- This time also, the Examination was conducted in Computer Based Test  mode to reduce the burden of examinees.
- The exam was conducted between 20th and 26th June 2019 for five days in 10 shifts and result has been declared on 12th July 2019.
- In order to make the examination system transparent, the Question Paper and recorded responses were displayed for the verification by examinees,
- To ensure accuracy of result, the keys of question papers were displayed in advance to invite challenges if any. The Final Answer Keys has been uploaded on NTA NET website: www.ntanet.nic.in.
- For this nationwide professional examination also, live CCTV Surveillance through more than 4000 CCTVs was carried out.
- Jammers were used at all centers to prevent use of unfair means through mobile phones and other electronic gadgets.
As per the UGC policy, 6% of those candidates who appear in both the papers and obtain minimum qualifying marks in aggregate of both the papers are declared NET qualified. The certificates to the qualified candidates will be issued by UGC.
Ministry of Defence
Government implements Shekatkar Committee recommendations related to creating border infrastructure
Government has accepted and implemented three important recommendations of Committee of Experts  under the Chairmanship of Lt General D B Shekatkar  relating to border Infrastructure. These were related to speeding up road construction, leading to socio economic development in the border areas.
On the matter related to creating border infrastructure, the Government has implemented recommendation of CoE to outsource road construction work beyond optimal capacity of Border Roads Organisation . It has been made mandatory to adopt Engineering Procurement Contract  mode for execution of all works costing more than Rs 100 crore.
The other recommendation relating to introduction of modern construction plants, equipment and machinery has been implemented by delegating enhanced procurement powers from Rs 7.5 crore to Rs 100 crore to BRO, for domestic and foreign procurements. Border Roads has recently inducted Hot-Mix Plant 20/30 TPH for speedier laying of roads, remote operated hydraulic Rock Drills DC-400 R for hard rock cutting, a range of F-90 series of self-propelled snow-cutters/blowers for speedier snow clearance.
New Technology like blasting technology for precision blasting, use of Geo-Textiles for soil stabilisation, cementitious base for pavements, plastic coated aggregates for surfacing, is also being used to enhance the pace of construction. With the empowerment of field officers through enhanced delegation of financial and administrative powers, there has been significant improvement in faster financial closure of works.
The land acquisition and all statutory clearances like forest and environmental clearance are also made part of approval of Detailed Project Report . Further, with the adoption of EPC mode of execution, it is mandatory to award work only when 90 per cent of the statutory clearances have been obtained, implementing the recommendation of CoE regarding obtaining prior clearances before the commencement of the project.
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